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Configuration Management Database

You can add a new Configuration Item (CI) to the CMDB if you are a Configuration Manager or user with appropriate access. You can also create Child, Parent, and Peer relations between CIs (see: CI Relations).

To add Configuration Items (CIs):

Select CMDB > User > New Configuration Item.

On the NEW CI page, select the Tenant and fill in the other required details as described in the following table:

Field	Description
Tenant	Select the Tenant from the list.
Classification	Select the Classification from the list.
Criticality	Select the Criticality from the list.
Device/ Host Name	Type in the device or host name.
Serial No.	Type in the serial number of the CI.
Owner Workgroup	Select the Owner Workgroup of the CI.
Owner	Select the owner of the CI.
Status	Select the status of the CI.
Customer	Select the customer of the CI.
Life Cycle Status	Select the life cycle status of the CI.

New Configuration Item page
Figure: NEW CI page

Type in the other required fields under the GENERAL, CI RELATIONS, VERSION HISTORY, RELATIONSHIP, DOCUMENTS, and ADDITIONAL INFORMATION tabs. For information about the fields under these tabs on the NEW CI page, see Field Description.
Click SUBMIT. A new CI is added.

Field Description

This section describes the fields on the NEW CI page.

GENERAL

You can provide details, such as the device or host name, MAC address, Owner Workgroups, model numbers, installation date, location, and Vendor under the GENERAL tab.

Figure: GENERAL Tab

The following table describes the fields under the GENERAL tab:

Field	Description
IP Address	Type in the IP address of the CI.
MAC Address	Type in the MAC address of the CI.
Make	Type in the make of the CI.
Vendor	Type in the name of the Vendor of the CI.
Model No.	Type in the model number for the CI.
Installation Date	Select the date of installation of the CI.
Managed By	Select the team who will manage the CI. For example: IT Service Desk and Enterprise Application.
Location	Select the location for the CI.
Rack	Type in the rack name to install the CI.
Underpinning Contract	Select the Underpinning Contract applicable for the CI.
Project	Select the name of the project for the CI.
CIs User Account	Select the user account for the CI.
Test Plan Mandatory	Indicates the status set for testing the linked Change Record (CR). If selected, it is mandatory to test the linked CR and have at least one successful test result before implementation. If not selected, it is not mandatory to test the linked CR.
SSH Port	Type in the SSH port for the CI.
Telnet Port	Type in the Telnet port for the CI.
Warranty	Type in the warranty conditions for the CI.
Annual Maintenance Contract	Type in the Annual Maintenance Contract set for the CI.
Version	Type in the version details of the CI.
Description	Type in a description for the CI.
Remarks	Type in remarks, if any.
Active	Indicates the status set for the CI. If selected, the CI is enabled to display on the other pages of the application. If not selected, the CI is inactive and is not displayed on the other pages of the application.

CI RELATIONS

You can create Child, Parent, Peer, Backup or any configured relations (see: Configuring CI Relation Types) between the CIs using the Link list under the CI RELATIONS tab (see: CI Relations). All the linked CIs are displayed in a Tile view. The basic information about the CIs is displayed along with the Event Correlation status (Correlated). Event correlation is a method used to identify the few events that should be analyzed and corrected from a large number of events that are triggered. For example, if there are two CIs, one is a parent CI and the other one is a child CI. If the Parent CI goes down, an event is created. If the Parent CI goes down and the Child CI also goes down, the event created for the Child CI is suppressed if the Correlated status is YES. The event triggered by the Parent CI is analyzed, and corrected.

Parent CI: A CI is identified as a Parent CI if one or multiple CIs depend upon it. Any major impact on the Parent CI has an impact on the Child CI.
Child CI: The availability and performance of a Child CI has a dependency on the Parent CI.
Peer CI: A CI of similar nature is considered as a Peer CI. There is no impact on the CI if the Peer CI goes down.
Backup CI: A CI is identified as a Backup CI if it provides backup to another CI. It means if the CI goes down, the Backup CI performs in place of the affected CI, significantly reducing the impact of the affected CI.
Services: The Services linked to the CI are displayed.

Figure: CI RELATIONS tab

VERSION HISTORY

You can view the version history about a CI under the VERSION HISTORY tab. After a CI is developed and moved to the production, the version history is generated for the CI and the details of the CI is changed to view/read mode. To edit the details of the CI, the Analysts must create a Change Record (CR) and it should be approved by the CAB member and Authorizer.

Figure: VERSION HISTORY tab

The following table describes the fields under the VERSION HISTORY tab of the NEW CI page:

Field	Description
Current Version	Displays the current version of the CI.
Version	Displays the version number of the CI. Major:If the previous version was Version 1.0, the next version of the CI is Version 2.0 Minor: If the previous version was Version 1.0, the next version of the CI is Version 1.1. Small/ Update: If the previous version was Version 1.0, the next version of the CI is Version 1.01. Note: Based on the selected Category in the related Change Record (CR), the version number changes. For example: The initial CI is at Version 1.0.
Change Request ID	Displays the CR ID.
CR Status	Displays the status of the CR.
Baseline	Select the check box to specify the version as the baseline version. Note: User can go back up to the baseline version to view the previous records of a CI.
Created On	Displays the created date of the CI.
Created By	Displays the name of the Analyst who has created or modified a CI.
Revert to Previous Version	Displays if the CI has been reverted to the previous version. Yes: Indicates that the CI has been reverted to the previous version. No: Indicates that the CI is of the current version.
Get Previous Version	Click to revert to the previous version of the CI. You can roll back up to the baseline version of the CI using this icon. For example, currently if you are working on a CI of 5.0v and if the baseline of this CI is set as 2.0v, you can go back, version by version, in the order it is modified, and up to the baseline version, which is 2.0v, and view the previous version details. To reverse the CI to the previous version, see Reversing CI to Previous Version in the following section.

You need to revert the CI configuration to previous version only if the CR implementation for the CI fails. The Revert to Previous Version option in the CR should be set as Yes (see: P.I.REVIEW). Or, you must create a new CR. To create a new CR from the NEW CI page, go to the RELATIONSHIP tab, click the Create list and select Change Record. A new CR is created (see: Creating Change Records). After the approval of the CR under the P.I. REVIEW tab (see: P.I.REVIEW), the Approver must update the Revert to Previous Version option as Yes and save the CR . Open the associated CI and go to the VERSION HISTORY tab. Click the Get Previous Version button to revert to the previous version of the CI. You can revert CI configurations till the last baseline version set for the CI.

RELATIONSHIP

You can link related Incidents, Problem Records (PRs), Assets, CIs, Events, and so on to the CI using the Link list. You can also create new Incidents, PRs, SRs, and so on to link to the CI using the Create list.

Figure: RELATIONSHIP tab

DOCUMENTS

You can add the related documents for the CI under the DOCUMENT tab. Fill in the required details for the document and click ADD to associate it with the CI.

Figure: DOCUMENTS tab

The following table describes the fields under the DOCUMENTS tab of the NEW CI page:

Field	Description
Document Name	Type in the document name.
Version No.	Type in the version number of the document.
CI Location	Type in the CI location.
Attachment	Click the Upload icon to attach the related document.
User Name	Type in the user name for the document.
Password	Type in the password for the document.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Under the ADDITIONAL INFORMATION tab, you can specify additional information under SLA MATRIX BY CI, COST DETAILS, and custom fields (if configured from the FORM BUILDER page).

Figure: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION tab

The following table describes the fields under the ADDITIONAL INFORMATION tab:

Field	Description
SLA MATRIX BY CI
Priority	Select the Priority for the SLA Matrix.
Overridable	Select if the SLA Matrix should be allowed to be overwritten.
SLA	Select the SLA for the SLA Matrix.
Active	Indicates the status of the SLA Matrix. If selected, the SLA Matrix becomes an available option on the other pages of the application. If not selected, the SLA Matrix becomes a inactive value. The inactive cost details is not displayed on the other configuration pages of the application or in the SLA Matrix by CI list.
COST DETAILS
Cost Type	Select the cost type.
Remarks	Specify remarks if any.
Currency	Select the currency.

In addition to the above tabs, based on the Classification selected for the CI, any one of the following tabs is displayed.

If you select a Server device in Classification, the SERVER tab is displayed along with the other tabs.
If you select a Network device in Classification, the NETWORK tab is displayed along with the other tabs.
If you select Desktop in Classification, the DESKTOP tab is displayed along with the other tabs.
If you select Others in Classification, all the tabs (SERVER, NETWORK, and DESKTOP) are displayed along with the other tabs.

NETWORK

You can specify the network related details about the CI under the NETWORK tab,

Figure: NETWORK tab

The following table describes the fields displayed under these sections under the NETWORK tab:

Field	Description
No. of Slots	Type in the number of slots available in the respective card.
Subnet mask	Type in the subnet mask to configure the CI.
Slot Numbers	Type in the slot number of the CI.
Gateway	Type in the gateway number.
Ports	Type in the number of ports available in the CI.
Card Type	Type in the card type.
Circuit Id	Type in the identification number of the circuit.
VLAN	Type in the VLAN.
ISO/ Software	Type in the details, if any.
Memory (Flash)	Type in the details of the flash memory.
Memory (DRAM)	Type in the details of the DRAM memory.
Access List	Type in the details of the access, if any.
Routes	Type in the details of the route, if any.
A End Description	Type in the start point details.
B End Description	Type in the end point details.
A End IP	Type in the start point IP.
B End IP	Type in the end point IP.

SERVER

You can specify the server related details about the CI under the SERVER tab.

Figure: SERVER tab

The following table describes the fields displayed under these sections under the SERVER tab:

Field	Description
CPU	Type in the capacity/speed, and the company name of the Hard Disk Drive.
HDD	Type in the capacity/speed, and the company name of the Hard Disk Drive.
RAM	Type in the speed of RAM.
NIC	Type in the details of the network card.
Network	Type in the details of the network that is connected to the server.
RAID Level	Type in the details of the RAID level.
RAID Card	Type in the details of the RAID card.
Backup State	Select the check box to specify if backup is required.
Backup Details	Type in the backup details.
Operating System	Type in the details of the operating system that is installed on the server.
Service Pack	Type in the details of the Service packs that are installed on the server.
Installed Applications	Type in the details of the software applications that are installed on the server.
Patches	Type in the details of the patches of the software application.

DESKTOP

You can specify the desktop related details about the CI under the DESKTOP tab.

Figure: DESKTOP tab

The following table describes the fields displayed under these sections under the DESKTOP tab:

Field	Description
CPU	Type in the capacity/speed, and the company name of the Hard Disk Drive.
Hard Disk Drive	Type in the capacity/speed, and the company name of the Hard Disk Drive.
RAM	Type in the speed of RAM.
NIC	Type in the details of the network card.
Network	Type in the details of the network that is connected to the CI.
Operating System	Type in the details of the operating system that is installed on the CI.
Service Pack	Type in the details of the Service packs that are installed on the CI.
Installed Applications	Type in the details of the software applications that are installed on the CI.
Patches	Type in the details of the patches of the software application.

SOFTWARE

You can view the list of Software associated with the CI under the SOFTWARE tab.

Figure: Software Tab

The following table describes the fields on the SOFTWARE tab:

Field	Description
Type	Select the required option in the drop-down list. The available options are: Summary Detail
Total Records	Displays the number of software for the CI. You can also set the number of software to be displayed in a page. Click on the drop-down box and select the required option.
Software Name	Displays the name of the software.
Vendor	Displays the vendor for the software.
Version	Displays the version of the software.

Note: The SOFTWARE tab is not available for Network CIs.

ACTIONS

This section explains all the icons displayed on the ACTIONS panel of the NEW CI page.

CI LIST

Click CI LIST to view the list of CIs configured. For information about viewing list of CIs, see Viewing List of CIs.

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